| Bisbee Douglas International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: DUG – ICAO: KDUG – FAA LID: DUG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Cochise County | ||
| Serves | Douglas & Bisbee, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,154 ft / 1,266 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 7,311 | 2,228 | Asphalt |
| 8/26 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 19,650 | ||
| Based aircraft | 19 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Bisbee Douglas International Airport (IATA: DUG, ICAO: KDUG, FAA LID: DUG) is a county-owned public-use airport located eight nautical miles (15 km) northwest of the central business district of Douglas[1] and 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Bisbee[2], both cities in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]
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The airport was constructed between 1941 and 1943 and was used as a bomber training airfield during World War II. In 1949 the US government gave the airport to Cochise County for use as a regional air transportation center.
The airport has not had commercial air service since the 1960s.
Bisbee Douglas International Airport covers an area of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) at an elevation of 4,154 feet (1,266 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 7,311 by 100 feet (2,228 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 19,650 aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day: 71% general aviation and 29% military. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]